A pinch-hit sacrifice fly by Vic Davalillo snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and lifted the Dodgers to a 3-2 triumph over the Astros. Dusty Baker walked to lead off the eighth, was sacrificed to second by Rick Monday, advanced to third on a single by Joe Ferguson and scored when Davalillo lofted a fly ball to center. Burt Hooton, hurling the first seven innings, got credit for his sixth straight victory and 10th in his last 11 decisions. [The Sporting News]



Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Houston Astros 2
Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Astrodome
Dodgers      1  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  0
Astros       0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0


Dodgers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lopes 2b              5   0   3   0     0   0   .278      Landestoy ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Russell ss            5   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Drumright 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Smith rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .303        Howard ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Garvey 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .296      Puhl cf               2   0   1   1     1   0   .300
Cey 3b                3   0   0   0     1   2   .273      Cruz rf               3   1   1   0     1   1   .308
Baker lf              3   2   1   1     1   0   .277      Cabell 3b,1b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Monday cf             2   0   1   0     1   1   .258      Walling lf            2   0   1   1     1   0   .252
  North cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .234        Alou ph,lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .325
Ferguson c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Bergman 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .237
  White pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baldwin ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .230
  Yeager c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .197        Gonzalez 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Hooton p              3   0   1   0     0   0   .169      Bochy c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .253
  Davalillo ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .304      Lemongello p          3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .429        Watson ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .297
                                                            Sexton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .181

Totals               34   3  11   3     3   4             Totals               31   2   7   2     4   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  7,846
Left on Base: Dodgers 10, Astros 8
DP: Dodgers 1, Astros 1
Doubles: Russell (27), Lopes (22), Cruz (28)
Home Runs: Baker (11)
Stolen Bases: Garvey (9), Landestoy (5), Puhl 2 (28)
Caught Stealing: Monday (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Monday (2), Landestoy (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Davalillo (1), Puhl (6)
GIDP: Ferguson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Garvey (1,by Lemongello)


Dodgers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hooton W(17-8)          7     6   2   2   4   1   0  31   2.75
Forster SV(18)          2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   2.24
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   2   0  37

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemongello L(9-13)      9    11   3   3   3   4   1  40   4.08
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   4   1  40

Hit by Pitch: Lemongello (9)

Umpires: HP - Bill Williams, 1B - Dick Stello, 2B - Bruce Froemming, 3B - Joe West


DODGERS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (second to first); Russell
doubled to left; Smith flied out to center; Garvey singled to
right [Russell scored]; Garvey stole second; Cey walked; Baker
forced Cey (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Landestoy grounded out (first unassisted); Drumright
grounded out (second to first); Puhl flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

DODGERS 2ND: Monday walked; Monday was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Ferguson struck out; Hooton made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Cruz doubled to left; Cabell grounded out (second to
first) [Cruz to third]; Walling singled to right [Cruz scored];
Bergman singled to right [Walling to third]; Bochy lined into a
double play (third unassisted) [Walling out at third]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 3RD: Lopes singled to left; Russell flied out to right;
Smith singled to left [Lopes to second]; Garvey was hit by a
pitch [Lopes to third, Smith to second]; Cey struck out; Baker
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 3RD: Lemongello grounded out (shortstop to first);
Landestoy walked; Landestoy stole second; Drumright grounded out
(first unassisted) [Landestoy to third]; Puhl walked; Puhl stole
second; Cruz walked; Cabell forced Cruz (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 4TH: Monday singled to center; Ferguson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Monday out at
second]; Hooton singled to right; Lopes singled to center
[Hooton to second]; Russell singled to left [Hooton to third,
Lopes to second]; Smith grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 4
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Walling made an out to third; Bergman grounded out
(second to first); Bochy flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 1, Astros 1.

DODGERS 5TH: Garvey lined to third; Cey struck out; Baker
homered; Monday struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: Lemongello singled to left; Landestoy out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Lemongello to second];
Drumright reached on a fielder's choice [Lemongello to third];
Puhl hit a sacrifice fly to right [Lemongello scored]; Cruz
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 6TH: Ferguson flied out to center; Hooton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lopes doubled to left; Russell grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2, Astros
2.

ASTROS 6TH: Cabell singled to left; Walling walked [Cabell to
second]; Bergman grounded out (pitcher to first) [Cabell to
third, Walling to second]; Bochy reached on a fielder's choice
[Cabell out at home (third to catcher), Walling to third];
Lemongello made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Dodgers
2, Astros 2.

DODGERS 7TH: Smith flied out to right; Garvey popped to first in
foul territory; Cey made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Dodgers 2, Astros 2.

ASTROS 7TH: Landestoy flied out to right; Drumright grounded out
(pitcher to first); Puhl singled to shortstop; Puhl stole
second; Cruz struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Dodgers 2,
Astros 2.

DODGERS 8TH: Baker walked; Monday out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Baker to second]; Ferguson singled to left
[Baker to third]; WHITE RAN FOR FERGUSON; DAVALILLO BATTED FOR
HOOTON; Davalillo hit a sacrifice fly to left [Baker scored];
Lopes forced White (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 8TH: YEAGER REPLACED WHITE (PLAYING C ); FORSTER REPLACED
DAVALILLO (PITCHING); NORTH REPLACED MONDAY (PLAYING CF); Cabell
made an out to first; ALOU BATTED FOR WALLING; Alou grounded out
(shortstop to first); BALDWIN BATTED FOR BERGMAN; Baldwin was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros
2.

DODGERS 9TH: ALOU STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GONZALEZ REPLACED
BALDWIN (PLAYING 3B); CABELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Russell grounded out (shortstop to first); Smith grounded out
(second to first); Garvey flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 2.

ASTROS 9TH: Bochy grounded out (shortstop to first); WATSON
BATTED FOR LEMONGELLO; Watson singled to right; SEXTON RAN FOR
WATSON; Landestoy flied out to center; HOWARD BATTED FOR
DRUMRIGHT; Sexton was picked off first (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Dodgers 3, Astros 2.